IUPAC Naming
Started by justadream
The oxygen has the "1" position
The nitrogen has the "3" position
The dimethylated carbon has the "4" position
The nitrogen has the "3" position
The dimethylated carbon has the "4" position
@TheBrownKnight
What if one of the methyl groups were replaced with a heptyl group? Would that change the ordering (since the longest chain would differ)?
What if one of the methyl groups were replaced with a heptyl group? Would that change the ordering (since the longest chain would differ)?
Also, in DNA/RNA, why does the naming start from the carbon (not from the oxygen like in this molecule)?
